Model comparison
Mixtral 8x22B vs Claude 2.1
- Input
- $2.00 per 1M tokens
- Output
- $6.00 per 1M tokens
- Context
- 64K
- Released
- 2024-04-10
- Input
- $8.00
- Output
- $24.00
- Context
- 200K tokens
- Released
- 2023-11-21
Mixtral 8x22B and Claude 2.1 split the 2 benchmarks both report evenly; Mixtral 8x22B is cheaper on input tokens ($2 vs $8 per 1M, 4×); Claude 2.1 has the larger context window (200K vs 64K); Mixtral 8x22B ships open weights while Claude 2.1 is API-only.
Specs and pricing side by side
| Spec | Mixtral 8x22B | Claude 2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Mistral AI | Anthropic |
| Released | 2024-04-10 | 2023-11-21 |
| Context window | 64K | 200K tokens |
| Max output | 4K (la Plateforme; ~8K on some providers) | ~4,000 tokens (Claude 2 was trained to… |
| Input price | $2.00 per 1M tokens | $8.00 |
| Output price | $6.00 per 1M tokens | $24.00 |
| Parameters | 141B total, 39B active per token | Undisclosed |
| License | Apache 2.0 | Proprietary |
| Weights | Open weights | API only |
| Modalities | Text | Textsame |
| Knowledge cutoff | Not publicly disclosed by Mistral AI | Early 2023 (training data cuts off in early… |
Benchmarks both models report
| Benchmark | Mixtral 8x22B | Claude 2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| MMLU | 77.7% | 78.5% |
| GSM8K | 90.8% | 88% |
Scores are as published by each maker or its cited source; harness, reasoning effort and date can differ between rows, so treat small gaps as ties. Sources are listed on each model page.
Which one should you pick?
Pick Mixtral 8x22B if…
- You care about GSM8K (it scores higher on 1 shared benchmark).
- Cost matters: input tokens cost 4× less ($2 vs $8 per 1M).
- You want to self-host or fine-tune (open weights, Apache 2.0).
- Your use case is: self-hosted open-weight LLM deployments where data must stay on-premises or in a controlled environment.
Pick Claude 2.1 if…
- You care about MMLU (it scores higher on 1 shared benchmark).
- You need the longer context (200K vs 64K).
- Your use case is: long-document analysis: summarizing and querying lengthy manuals, contracts, and financial filings.
FAQ
Which is better, Mixtral 8x22B or Claude 2.1?
Mixtral 8x22B and Claude 2.1 split the 2 benchmarks both report evenly; Mixtral 8x22B is cheaper on input tokens ($2 vs $8 per 1M, 4×); Claude 2.1 has the larger context window (200K vs 64K); Mixtral 8x22B ships open weights while Claude 2.1 is API-only. The better pick depends on whether you value benchmark scores, price per token, context length or openness for your workload.
How much cheaper is Mixtral 8x22B?
Mixtral 8x22B: $2.00 per 1M tokens input, $6.00 per 1M tokens output. Claude 2.1: $8.00 input, $24.00 output (list API prices as published by each maker).
What are the context windows of Mixtral 8x22B and Claude 2.1?
Mixtral 8x22B offers 64K with up to 4K (la Plateforme; ~8K on some providers) output; Claude 2.1 offers 200K tokens with up to ~4,000 tokens (Claude 2 was trained to generate coherent documents up to 4,000 tokens) output.
Is Mixtral 8x22B newer than Claude 2.1?
Mixtral 8x22B was released 2024-04-10; Claude 2.1 was released 2023-11-21.